diff --git a/packages/input-date/src/LionInputDate.js b/packages/input-date/src/LionInputDate.js
index 2fe7a4738..a803538a5 100644
--- a/packages/input-date/src/LionInputDate.js
+++ b/packages/input-date/src/LionInputDate.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export class LionInputDate extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
     this.parser = value => (value === '' ? undefined : parseDate(value));
     this.formatter = formatDate;
     this.defaultValidators.push(new IsDate());
+    // Just explicitly make clear we shouldn't use type 'date'
+    this.type = 'text';
   }
 
   /** @param {import('@lion/core').PropertyValues } changedProperties */
@@ -44,12 +46,6 @@ export class LionInputDate extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
     }
   }
 
-  connectedCallback() {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line wc/guard-super-call
-    super.connectedCallback();
-    this.type = 'text';
-  }
-
   /**
    * @param {Date} modelValue
    */